Waitomo Caves and 'The Lord of the Rings' Hobbiton Movie Set Day Trip from Auckland

Great tour. Damian was the perfect guide for the trip!

We took this tour in Oct. 2016. The Hobbiton movie set was so well maintained, you thought you would see Hobbits popping out from behind a door. This tour included a very good lunch of Hobbit type food plus the detour to Waitomo Caves was nice addition to see the glow worms.

This was an amazing first day of exploring in New Zealand. Our bus driver Damian ? was Amazing!! He was almost over-the-top with the information he provided about New Zealand, including the history of the country and maori culture, current politics and core national values, and even what flavor ice-cream is popular among locals. It was really useful information to gain while visiting NZ and pretty great to have on the start of our trip so we knew things as we traveled and saw things. And of course, Hobbiton and the Waitomo Caves were both beautiful and enjoyable to visit. My only recommendation to make this tour perfect is to extend the overall time by about 15-20 minutes to allow more time to enjoy the otherwise fantastic lunch in Hobbiton. The lunch was extremely rushed for the size and type of sit-down meal. Other than that, everything was great!

Great tour and guide very informative.

Highly recommend this tour if you are ever in Auckland.

A great experience!

Hobbiton and Waitomo were amazing. The bus driver and the local guides were super friendly and very informative. Even if your not into the movies, its still breath taking and the set is very detailed. You are bound to have fun no matter what. Waitomo was just magical. The boat ride was the highlight, its very short like 5 minutes but in those few minutes it renders you speechless. Its such a great experience and it really shows you how amazing nature is.

amazing!

I had a great experience, learned a lot about New Zealand now and then. Two thumbs up for our Driver and Guide Demian. :

Loved it! Such a beautiful place that no words can do it justice. Guide was very nice and knowledgeable